According to a leaked intelligence report, the recent US attacks against Iran’s nuclear facilities likely pushed back their nuclear program by only a few months—a far cry from Donald Trump’s initial claim that Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities had been “completely and totally obliterated.” Since Trump withdrew the US from the Iran deal—formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—in 2018, Iran has built back its stockpile of enriched uranium and even started enriching at levels that could create a bomb. These military actions against Iran’s nuclear weapons development are the latest in a long line of efforts to prevent a nuclear breakout within the Middle East and North Africa. Israel is believed to be the first Middle Eastern nation to develop a nuclear weapon, which it accomplished through covert means. Meanwhile, countries that renounced efforts to develop nuclear weapons, like Libya, Syria, and Iraq, later saw their leaders deposed and sometimes brutally executed. Still, other nations have sought to follow Israel’s path to develop their own weapons, which could have cascading effects around the world. If Trump is interested in resolving the crisis, diplomacy remains the best method for preventing a nuclear breakout in Iran and beyond. 0:00 – Introduction 1:21 – Origins of Israel’s nuclear weapons program 1:48 – Uranium enrichment 2:35 – Stolen uranium 3:28 – Israel’s nuclear weapons arsenal 4:22 – Origins of Iran’s nuclear weapons program 4:27 – Geopolitical consequences of an Iranian nuclear weapon 5:23 – The Iran Deal 6:01 – US attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities 6:25 – What happens next? #Israel#Iran#nuclearweapons#Trump
Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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